Member of Parliament
Miriam Cates
Member since
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304
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Last spoke
22 May 2024
Recent contributions (304)
HANSARDSmartphones and Social Media: ChildrenI deeply thank my hon. Friend and I will come later in my speech to some of the improvements that he himself made to the Online Safety Bill. As well as being more susceptible to…14 May 2024HANSARDSmartphones and Social Media: ChildrenMy hon. Friend is right. It is hugely significant that those who really know how these apps and algorithms work firmly believe that they are not safe for children. When asked if…14 May 2024HANSARDSmartphones and Social Media: ChildrenMy hon. Friend is right. There is a problem of collective action: the costs of being the only child or the only parent without that phone are too high—far too high for ordinary…14 May 2024HANSARDSmartphones and Social Media: ChildrenMy hon. Friend is completely right, of course. Studying this topic has made me think more carefully about my phone use. Seeing some of the apps that try to disrupt my…14 May 2024HANSARDSmartphones and Social Media: ChildrenMy hon. Friend is right that much more research is needed on the wider impacts. I believe a study was published just yesterday about the correlation between using a phone while…14 May 2024
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